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More about Belize City

Several cruise ships drop anchor outside  the port and are tended by local citizens. Many Americans have only seen Belize as the port stop on a Western Caribbean cruise, there is so much more to Belize than this. The city was almost entirely destroyed in 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore on October 31. It was the capital of British Honduras (as Belize was then named) until the government was moved to the new capital of Belmopan in 1970.

Belize City's culture is considered similar to that of Caribbean capital cities such as St. George's, Grenada or Georgetown, Guyana. Always busy in the daytime, there is the hustle and bustle one would associate with a city of 70,800. Notable cultural events include Garifuna Settlement Day (November 19), Belize City Carnival (September), Baron Bliss Day (March 9).

Museums in the city include the Bliss Institute, Image Factory Art Foundation and Gallery, the Maritime Museum and the Museum of Belize. There are many fine hotels and resturaunts.

The city is served by Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, which is located in Ladyville, northwest of Belize City, and by Belize City Municipal Airport, located within the city itself.  We typically land in Belize City and depart as quickly as possible.  We sometimes fly down to Dangriga on a local air transport, but often have a rental waiting at the International Airport and drive down to the Stann Creek District.